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USS Henry Clay
USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) on 6 December 1967.
History
USS Henry ClayUnited States
NameUSS Henry Clay
NamesakeHenry Clay (1777–1852), an American statesman and orator
Ordered3 February 1961
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down23 October 1961
Launched30 November 1962
Sponsored byMrs. Green B. Gibson
Commissioned20 February 1964
Decommissioned5 November 1990
Stricken5 November 1990
MottoPreservation of the Nation
FateScrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 September 1997
General characteristics
Class and typeLafayette-class submarine
TypeBallistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)[1]
Displacement
  • 7,250 long tons (7,370 t) surfaced
  • 8,250 long tons (8,380 t) submerged
Length425 ft (130 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × S5W reactor
  • 2 × Westinghouse geared turbines=15,000 shp (11,000 kW)[1]
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h) surfaced
  • 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
ComplementTwo crews (Blue and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Sensors and
processing systems		BQS-4 sonar[1]
Armament
  • 4 × 21 in (530 mm) Mark 65 torpedo tubes with Mark 113 firecontrol system,[1] for Mark 48 torpedoes
  • 16 × vertical tubes for Polaris or Poseidon ballistic missiles

USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625), a Lafayette class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), the American statesman and orator.

  1. ^ a b c d Adcock, Al. (1993), U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarines, Carrolltown, Texas: Squadron Signal, p. 22

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